diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mt7621.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mt7621.c
index e227700808cb..b4b9b7309b5e 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mt7621.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mt7621.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int mt7621_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 
-	master = spi_alloc_master(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*rs));
+	master = devm_spi_alloc_master(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*rs));
 	if (!master) {
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "master allocation failed\n");
 		clk_disable_unprepare(clk);
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static int mt7621_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, master);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(master);
 	if (ret)
 		clk_disable_unprepare(clk);
 
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ static int mt7621_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	master = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 	rs = spi_controller_get_devdata(master);
 
+	spi_unregister_controller(master);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(rs->clk);
 
 	return 0;